Slow MacBook - new processors? El Capitan? Recycling?

Hello

My 2009 MacBook is running on Mavericks 10.9.5. Last year, he got slower and slower. Multitasking is more one of its strong! I talked to three different people in 3 different Apple stores over the past 18 months, and it's recommendations:

(1) store UK: "buy and install more RAM. Apple can do it, but it's half the price to get it online and install it yourself' (not really something I want to do).

(2) store UK: "Apple will install more RAM and it is risky to do it yourself. Best to run some things of diagnosis. Has shown how to do this on my MacBook - then took home and followed the instructions but it does not work properly. Error message. Waste of time.

(3) store in New York: "Apple moved no more RAM, but there is a Manhattan Apple authorized repair shop down on X - Street which will be".

Now to return to the United Kingdom. Not had time when in New York. And everyone (Apple staff) has a different opinion on whether or not I should go to El Capitan. It seems that Apple updates alone my MacBook seems to be able to review is now an upgrade to El Capitan (and iTunes). No security updates etc. showed in several months. (Meanwhile iTunes just gets worse! "It's really horrible, horrible software now!)

So, my MacBook is simply too old and too tired? Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Thank you.

MacBook Pro

Processor clocked at 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 memory

'Your Mac contains 2 memory slots, which each accept a DDR3 1067 MHz memory bar' (illustration shows two boxes; each says "2 GB"].)

Apparently "4 GB" installed.

Hard drive 320 Go - 92 GB still available.

For your information, additional RAM installation in a 2009 MBP, it's easy.  The instructions are in your user manual.

Please download and view a report of Etrecheck:

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

Ciao.

Tags: Mac OS & System Software

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